"centurion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/ [UK], /sɛnˈtʃʊəɹ.i.ən/ [UK], /-ɔːɹ.i.ən/ [UK], /sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/ [US], /sɛnˈtʊɹ.i.ən/ [US], /-ɚ.i.ən/ [US] Audio: en-au-centurion.ogg Forms: centurions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin centuriō, centuriōnis, from centum (“a hundred”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃enh₂-}}, {{bor|en|la|centuriō|centuriō, centuriōnis}} Latin centuriō, centuriōnis Head templates: {{en-noun}} centurion (plural centurions)
  1. (historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People Translations (commander of a century of soldiers): 𐕇𐕒𐕍𐕈𐔰𐕙𐔰𐔺𐔱𐕈𐔿𐔼 (x̣oq̇åaraybån'i) (Aghwan), ἑκατοντάρχης (hekatontárkhēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), κεντυρίων (kenturíōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ἑκατόνταρχος (hekatóntarkhos) (Ancient Greek), سينتوريون [masculine] (Arabic), ցենտուրիոն (cʻenturion) (Armenian), հարյուրապետ (haryurapet) (Armenian), centurió [masculine] (Catalan), 百夫長 /百夫长 (bǎifūzhǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), centurio [masculine] (Czech), setník [masculine] (Czech), honderdman [masculine] (Dutch), centurio [masculine] (Dutch), centurion [masculine] (Dutch), centestro (Esperanto), sadanpäämies (Finnish), kenturio (Finnish), centurion [masculine] (French), Centurio [masculine] (German), Zenturio [masculine] (German), 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌸𐍃 (hundafaþs) [masculine] (Gothic), εκατόνταρχος (ekatóntarchos) [masculine] (Greek), κεντυρίων (kentyríon) [masculine] (Greek), ceantúir [masculine] (Irish), centurione [masculine] (Italian), 百人隊長 (hyakunintaichō) (alt: ひゃくにんたいちょう) (Japanese), жүзбасы (jüzbasy) (Kazakh), centuriō [masculine] (Latin), keneturio (Maori), hundredmann (Old English), centúir [masculine] (Old Irish), θatapati- (Persian), صدبد (sadbod) (Persian), سروان (sarvân) (Persian), centurion [masculine] (Polish), centurião [masculine] (Portuguese), центурио́н (centurión) (Russian), centurión [masculine] (Spanish), senturyon (Tagalog), центуріо́н (centurión) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-centurion-en-noun-3GQZPviT Disambiguation of People: 39 13 48 Disambiguation of 'commander of a century of soldiers': 59 20 21
  2. (cricket) A player who scores a century. Categories (topical): Cricket, People Translations (cricket: player who scores a century): শতকধারী (śotokdhari) (Bengali)
    Sense id: en-centurion-en-noun-YJZy3o7n Disambiguation of People: 39 13 48 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'cricket: player who scores a century': 10 74 16
  3. (US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier. Tags: US Categories (topical): Hundred, People Synonyms (an officer commanding 100 or so men): centenier, centenary [obsolete]
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: centurion's staff Related terms: century

Inflected forms

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